I have the app and do find at least the metrics and planned workouts to be useful (as well as racing people on the leader board), otherwise I would just get on the bike, move my legs for 30 minutes and get a false sense of accomplishment. And while what you say about the instructors is largely true (which I can put aside for a good enough workout) there are some rides with decent playlists and non-perky or drill sergeant-y instructors (Christine's "New Wave" rides, which are really post-punk/goth rides. The "punk rock" rides are ok but you will get some Blink 182 alongside your Buzzcocks..). Maybe take a Tabata or HIIT ride just to get a sense of how the intervals are paced out so you can apply them to any ride you want.twelvepoint wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:36 am Anyway, for those who do this kind of stuff - are you all motivated by this? I'm real hit or miss with it, the music selection sucks and the instructors have a bubbly intensity I'm not always down with. Generally I'd MUCH rather do the scenic rides where there's just scrolling landscape awesomeness, and I vary the resistance and speed manually. In terms of wattage output, or kJ, I think is the real metric, I'm coming out about the same per 20-30 minute ride as the instructor led ones, so why not just do it myself? I really know nothing about interval training and whether I'm missing out be just winging it here?
I thought I would like the scenic rides more, but seeing as the camera just goes regardless what your legs do there's really not much separating that from watching nature shows while you workout.